New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-12
BEANS as A MEDICINE.


The members OF the Boston Commercial Club are
charming gentlemen. They are now the guests OF the
tentOn that our mark affords They are hneooking
lot, well dressed and well hammered with just enough
This is earned ikeiy village said seth Adams last
evening Everybody is rushin round and doin bust
If his lie depended it. Should think they'd git
all tuckered out fore night. but I'll be darned ii there
ant just many folks on the street after nghtfall as
chamber is up so ALFRED high that can count all your
meetin house steeple- from the winder"
Last night tive or six OF these Boston merchants sat
around the office of the hotel and discussed matters aud
things Pretty they got to talking about beans
this was the subject which they dweit on with evident
"waal SIR" said Epham Taft wholesale dealer IN
your newfashloned dishes an highfalHtn eatin. but
when you come right down to IT, there amt no better
eatin than a dish o baked pork n beans"
That's 50, b gosh." chorused the others.
The truth o the matter is. continued Mr. Taft that
whether mes well sick. Why, I've known a thousa nj
folks-waa. mebbe not quite a thousand but-waal.
"BiII Hobrookl {" said Mr.. Ezra Eastman; "why. of
do Used TO live down 10 Brimhed, next ~ the
That's the man" resumed Mr. Taft. "waal. Bill fell
sick, kinder moped around tired like for week two
an then his bed His folks sent for Dock smith
OIL Dock smith that used to carry round palro leather
saddebagsgosh they don't have no sech doctors now
adays. Waa the dock he came an he looked az BilPs
tongue aud felt NV hi; pulse an said that B had typnns
and he sad nothin unless he knowed he was
right u,..,. ..
eyrey day. one morniu' OF Dock Smith Look
a-here. Bill guess You're goner as dgser it, you
can't hor out till nightfalL
. Bits mother insisted utatiou ben' held.
so OF Dock smith sent for young Dock Branerd
cacate that. 10 OF Dock smith, young Dock Brain
erd the smar,est doctor that ever lived
"Waa, pretty soon along come Dock BraneId an ho
an Dock Smith went all over Bill an looked at his
tongue an felt OF his pulse an told him 1t was goae
case an that ne had got to die Then they went OH into
'Waal. Bill he lay there in the front room a-pantn'
an a-gaspln and awondrn' whether 1t wuz true. AS
ha the girl GIT a clean tablecOtn
the clothes an she left the door ar she
come in Bill no sniff an his eyes grew more
aura like; he gathered together all the strength 10
"'sary.' says he 'wots that a-cookn'r
"'Beaus, says she beans Tor dinner.
"'Sary.' says the dyin' man. L must hev plate nv
them beans!
sakes, alive Mr. Holbrook' says she, III you to
eat any o. them beans it'd kill ye.'
80 If I've got TO die, says he. I'm gon TO die happy;
fetch q plate NV them beansP
"waal, sary she pixies of to the doctors
"'look a-here,' says she, Mr.. Hobrook smet the
beans cookn and he he's got 20 have plate Nv EN-
Now what shall do about it
"'waa Doctor, says Dock Smith, What do you think
He's got to die anyhow. Dock Braineri, an
don't suppose the beans II make any difference
".Thats the hgger IT," says Dock smith in
all nv practice never Knew Of beans hurtin any body
so Sary went down to the kitchen and brought up
pateru OF hot baked beans Dock Smith raised Bill up
Birs back. Then sary sat down by the bed an fed
them beans into Bill until Bill couldn't hold any more.
How air you feen' now asked Dock smith.
Bill didntsay nothin he jest smiled fort OF peaceful
The end nez come said Dock Brainerd sorly Bin
is dyin'.
was dreaminO amt dyin' I'm dead an In heaven.'
Next mornin' Bill got out NV bel an done a big days
work the farm an he haint he'd sick spell since.
Them beans cured him! tell you, sir that beans Is"